RAIDLevel..............41
ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATA
RAIDfunctionality............41
CreatingRAIDvolumes.........42
DeletingRAIDvolumes.........42
Resettingdiskstonon-RAID.......42
UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS.......43
UpdatingtheBIOS...........43
RecoveringfromaBIOSupdatefailure...43
Chapter6.Troubleshooting,
diagnostics,andrecovery......45
Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputer
problems.................45
Troubleshooting..............45
Startupproblems............45
Audioproblems............46
CDorDVDproblems..........47
Intermittentproblems..........48
Storagedriveproblems.........48
Networkingproblems..........49
Performanceproblems..........51
Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed....52
MyUSBconnectorscannotbeaccessed..52
Softwareanddriverproblems.......52
Diagnostics................53
LenovoSolutionCenter.........53
Recoveryinformation............53
RecoveryinformationforWindows7....53
RecoveryinformationforWindows10....54
Chapter7.Installingorreplacing
hardware...............57
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......57
Installingorreplacinghardware........57
Installingexternaloptions........57
Removingthecomputercover.......58
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..59
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......59
InstallingorreplacinganM.2solid-state
drive.................62
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...63
Installingorreplacinganopticaldrive....66
Installingorreplacingadeviceinthe5.25-inch
flexmodule..............69
Installingorreplacingaharddiskdriveinthe
front-accessstorageenclosure......76
Installingorreplacingadeviceinthe
optical/storagecombinationenclosure...78
Replacingthebattery..........82
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...83
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..85
Installingorreplacingthesolid-statedrive..87
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....91
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive...92
Installingthetertiaryharddiskdrive....93
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....97
Replacingtherearfanassembly......98
ReplacingtheWi-Fiunits.........100
Completingthepartsreplacement.....105
Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............107
Informationresources............107
Accessingtheuserguideinvarious
languages...............107
Windowshelpsystem..........107
Safetyandwarranty...........107
LenovoWebsite............107
LenovoSupportWebsite.........108
Frequentlyaskedquestions........108
Helpandservice..............108
Callingforservice............108
Usingotherservices..........109
Purchasingadditionalservices......109
AppendixA.Systemmemory
speed................111
AppendixB.Regulatory
information.............113
Exportclassificationnotice..........113
Electronicemissionsnotices.........113
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........113
Eurasiancompliancemark..........115
Brazilaudionotice.............115
Mexicowireless-radiocomplianceinformation..115
Additionalregulatoryinformation.......115
AppendixC.WEEEandrecycling
information.............117
ImportantWEEEinformation.........117
RecyclinginformationforJapan........117
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........118
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....118
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................118
AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....121
EuropeanUnionRoHS...........121
ChinaRoHS................121
TurkishRoHS...............121
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